Show LAWSON I ON ONI Suit of Against Walkers W er s Administratrix ASKS AK IllS HIS ES COMMISSION 4 MONEY MON POE FOR SALE gATT S OP OF ELECTRIC I Plaintiff Was Wa Promised Pms of Proceeds Pc if i He Re H Traded Te the te Prop erty e for Claims Pay Payment Payment Payment ment Was Wa Refused After Ater the te 3 Death eath of Samuel P F Det Sue Walker 4 I Te The trial triai ta of the suit st brought by for former forme former mer me Councilman John L La Lwon Lawson against ant a Seater Senter Walker as a the trix late of the Samuel lat last Met wi will F Walker ad and testament was corn com U of mend before JUdge The Che Cherry yesterday Te attorneys for the plaintiff are WI son smith Wi sn assisted by B B Shepard ad and Pierce R Barrette B resent the Bette rep rs defendant The complaint alleges that in 1894 Lawson contracted with Samuel F wih Walker to act at as agent in a negotiating the sale of a te sae S certain electric light franchise graute by Salt Lake Walker Sal Ci City of which Was Walker ten then the ower owner and that that promised that hat If Lawson should find a nn purchaser f aser fo for J the Lwon franchise and negotiate the sale he for or more would pay him Lwon Lawson as I 33 for his services this sum to be paid when the final payment for the Walker franchise should b be made S SIn to te franchise In December 1894 the sale of the was consummated by Law sn son for and the final payment Lw was wa made to Walker in fina August 1897 1891 but Walker faie failed to t pay pa to Lawson any pat part of his commission of Mr Wake Walker died in n September 1897 ap pInIng pointing MaI Mary Senter Walker as his executrix O o Dec Dee 2 1898 Lawsons claim was wa presented at the office of E B B Critchlow the for Walker attorney Mrs lI On the following April Mr Ir Apri informed the plaintiffs as agent nt that the cam claim had ox been ben rejected by Mrs Mr Wa Walk er Mrs Irs Walker claims that Decla the claim daim was wa rejected by her on Dec De 4 1898 and that t the fact of f te the rejection n was w com corn to Lawson Lawn but that th t he hei henn failed to bring nn suit ault in Jn the i sui Pr proper Per curt court or at all i al against the defendant wi with 3 In three moths months a ater after the notification of or the rejection of his claim which is therefore void On these thee grounds the defendant prays the dismissal of the suit shut sIt with wih costs The hearing of the case ce was commenced at 10 yes ye morning moring and will wi probably con cn for two or three days das |